Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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TUMMY FAT!

roaminggnome
roaminggnome
Posts: 21
Joined: 2004/06/23
United States
2004/08/18, 09:33 PM
Hi! I'm 15, my height is 5'5, my weight is 133 lbs. I'm currently having difficulty with fat around my mid section. I joined a cross country running team to slim down but thats not getting rid of my tummy fat. I do anywhere from 100 to 200 sits ups a day along with cross country practice which consists of about 3 miles of running. Does anyone have sugestion on how to loose this stubborn fat? Also... anyother sugestions on weight loss in general... by the way.. my diet is very healthy.. three well balanced meals...
yadmit
yadmit
Posts: 4,670
Joined: 2003/10/05
Canada
2004/08/18, 10:12 PM
You may need to eat more... fill out a profile and keep track of what you're eating.... instead of having three well balanced meals a day, why not try five or six smaller, well balanced meals a day?

I've heard different views on the sit up theory too... when you do crunches, you're building muscle which is under the lovely tummy fat... as the muscle gets bigger it pushes the tummy fat out...

I would really focus on the diet.. abs, as some say on this site, are built in the kitchen!

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davisp
davisp
Posts: 313
Joined: 2002/10/26
United States
2004/08/18, 10:17 PM
To add, to burn fat build muscle. Notice that runners tend to be flabby (not all runners incase anyone gets offended). Cardio is fine, but weight train too if you want to lose the fat. More muscle mass, higher metabolism, burn fat 24/7. Good luck!

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